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Witness Circles, Samoan Circles and Inquiry Circles
Bibliographic Details:
Lisa Heft.
Summary:
Lisa Heft distributed this meaty two-page handout during her "showcase" session on these processes at the 2006 NCDD conference in San Francisco. ?“Samoan?” Circles invite participants to share thoughts on complex and even conflicting issues - without feeling that someone will be solving, arguing or debating what they are sharing - and knowing that what they say will be witnessed by others. Inquiry Circles invite deep, rich thinking through the sharing of richly-textured questions, without any cross-dialogue but instead engaging the group in deep listening and weaving a deeper understanding together. Lisa Heft uses the term ?“Witness Circles?” as an overarching term for these and other similar methods.
Categories: Main Category, D&D Models and Techniques, Circle Processes (Wisdom, Peacemaking, etc.), Other Models & Techniques, Facets of D&D Work, Facilitation, Planning Phase, Interest Areas, Dialogue, Large-Group & Whole Systems Methods, Streams of D&D Practice, Exploration, Venues, Communities, Meetings & Conferences, Organizations / Workplace
Topics: Main Meta Category, Tools for D&D and Collaboration, D&D Methods, Participatory Practices, Workshop / Conference Presentations, NCDD 2006 Conference
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? 2003-2007 National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation.
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